The Three Johns - English white boy engineer

[earinsound]

can't believe i missed these guys in the 80s...

[jonnyjaywick]

@earinsound - theyre back, 30th anniversay tour in may.



[kmwest1]

I had a beer between sets at a show in Chicago, Shuba's(?, last minute venue change). Anyhow, the show rocked.

I also remember hearing a response about "no drummer", which Langford responded with some like... "One less drunk to worry about".

[sidrocker]

G.R.E.A.T.!!!! The 80's at its best.

[jackamo23]

My gods, I never thought I would see this clip ever again! Twenty-six years old and it still comes across as powerful as an incendiary postpunk funk bomb....just listen to that bass! Live they were breathtaking and as far as I remember blew most of the other bands off stage regardless of whether they were the support & act or the headliners. It was also great to see Bradford's anarchist/punk collective the '1 in 12 Club' flying the flag in the audience, I had many a happy night at their events!

[vol53]

@jackamo23

couldn't agree more. saw then loads of times, always fantastic. 1 in 12 was a special place.

totally underrated, one of THE bands of the 80s.

[Celtman]

@jackamo23 I was there with 4 others from the 1 in 12 club

[Scrotemeister]

Dreadfully underrated band. I moved to Leeds in 1985 from Belfast and saw the Three Johns (Leeds Uni?) in my first couple of weeks there. Fantastic live band.

[1962TJH]

saw this lot several times in early 1980's. Remember particularly the singer's cousin throwing upon me in their "home town" gig in Coventry and backstage at Electric Ballroom with a couple of the Mekons...

[1likestuff]

remember this on The Tube still got it on vid, thanx 4 dloading

[momolunaschoice]

That was a long time ago.... those good old days haha.

[mcglue]

Had a few pints with these boys in NYC back in the '80s. Loud, savage, political -- brilliant.